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Dr. Socrates B. Munoz is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Kansas State University (KSU), where he leads the Munoz PowerCat Lab. His research focuses on synthetic organic and organometallic chemistry, catalysis, and the development of novel methodologies for organofluorine synthesis, carboxylic acid utilization, and sulfur dioxide-based transformations. He earned his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the University of Southern California (USC) in 2015, followed by postdoctoral research at USC and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). Before joining KSU, he worked in industry at Provivi Inc.
His lab emphasizes sustainability, leveraging earth-abundant metals (e.g., Cu, Ni, Fe) and green chemistry principles. Key research areas include organofluorine compounds for medicinal and agrochemical applications, decarboxylative cross-coupling reactions, and SO₂ utilization. The lab is equipped with advanced instrumentation, including Kessil LED lamps, GC-MS-FID systems, and gloveboxes.
Munoz advises a dynamic team of graduate students, undergraduates, and postdocs, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration. His group has published extensively in top journals like J. Am. Chem. Soc., Org. Lett., and Chemical Communications. Current projects aim to address challenges in asymmetric catalysis and scalable synthetic methods.
